Theodora Prado was the first woman to complete this traditional race solo, starting in Cape Town, Africa, and finishing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The iconic Cape to Rio Yacht Race—also known as the South Atlantic Yacht Race—covers between 3,400 and 4,500 nautical miles and began almost fifty years ago to encourage South African sailors to attempt ocean crossings.
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Federico Waksman was the first Uruguayan, the first South American, and the seventh non-French sailor to win one of the toughest solo transatlantic races: the 24th Mini Transat in the Series division, in 2023. Last year, he took first place in the Mini Fastnet, alongside Frenchman Benoît Marie, off the Irish coast. Federico shares his experience in this interesting interview.
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The voyages and scientific expeditions of Tamara Klink, a young Brazilian woman who studied naval architecture in France, unfold stories of the North Pole and the transatlantic crossing, which she chronicled in a series of books. She was a pioneer, becoming the first Latin American woman to cross an unexplored passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska (the Northwest Passage). Tamara shares her experience with us in this exciting interview.
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Cecilia and Ezequiel, known as the Chez Team, began their project to circumnavigate the globe a decade ago. They started out traveling for five years in a motorhome until they acquired the right sailboat to continue their adventure at sea; they share their experience in this captivating interview.
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In this interesting interview, Ana Capsir shares her beginnings in the world of sailing and experiences from a lifetime linked to the sea, and some anecdotes from her latest book that has just been published “Tales of a Woman Looking at the Sea”, in which she masterfully describes the lives of six women from different eras, who forged their destiny at sea, against all odds.
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